bluff
adjective
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken.
is bluffing
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present progressiveof bluff (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Anyone who confidently predicts its outcome is bluffing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell University, told The New York Times that we should not assume Trump is bluffing.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
But some analysts sense Mr. Kim is bluffing, saying it was unlikely that Pyongyang would trust subordinate officers with the decision on when to use weapons of mass destruction.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
"He is bluffing right now," said Yuri Fyodorov, a military analyst based in Prague.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2022
This young fellow, LaHume, is bluffing around offering to bet any part of five hundred dollars Kirkaldy will beat this Wallace seven strokes.
From John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life by Frederick Upham Adams
